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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some bus operators within the Kampala suburbs are still charging high transport fares despite abandoning the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs issued by the Health Ministry to halt the transmission of the coronavirus. The transport fares doubled after Ministry of health directed transporters to carry half of …
Read More »Thousands of dead fish washed up on shores of Lake Victoria
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of dead fish are floating on Lake Victoria. Although the cause is not yet established, with many fearing poisoning or pollution, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fishery (MAAIF) together with the environmental authority in Uganda have raised the possibility that the cause …
Read More »WHO struggling to secure vaccines for ‘needy’ countries
Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned there could be delays to delivering vaccines to ‘needy’ countries like Uganda, if developed countries do not stop hoarding supplies. The world health body appealed to countries that have contracted more vaccines than they will need, and …
Read More »Arthritis drug proves effective in treating COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs have shown to be effective in stopping the occurrence of death in severely sick COVID-19 patients. The drugs, tocilizumab and sarilumab are anti-inflammatory medication used to treat arthritis by stopping inflammation from taking place. Results from a double-blinded phase …
Read More »WHO warns of COVID-19 ‘tipping point’ as cases rise across Europe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a tipping point in the fight against COVID-19, amid surging cases in Europe and the fresh challenge of a mutating virus. “We were prepared for a challenging start to 2021 and it has been just that”, Dr …
Read More »Premier League club Villa closes training ground due to coronavirus outbreak
London, England | THE INDEPENDENT | English Premier League club Aston Villa confirmed on Thursday that the club has closed its training ground due to an outbreak of COVID-19. “A large number of first-team players and staff returned positive tests after being routinely tested on Monday and immediately went into …
Read More »Health Ministry does not know cost of COVID vaccine – Dr. Atwine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said that it does not know the cost of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite ordering for two million doses. According to the ministry of health officials, the government has only budgeted for the vaccination process to cost an estimated 1.4 …
Read More »COVID-19 SOPs help Karamoja overcome challenge of diarrhoea
Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a reduction diarrhoea cases across Karamoja region due to the positive response by the community to hand washing against the coronavirus pandemic, health officials have revealed. Dr. John Anguzu, the Nakapiripirit District Health Director, says the coronavirus pandemic broke out in the country …
Read More »Moroto names 78 politicians without pit latrines
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy-eight politicians right from the district, municipality and sub county levels in Moroto lack pit latrines in their residential premises. The politicians have named in one and half page of shame produced by the Moroto District Health Director, Dr. Hanes Lokales. According to Dr. Lokales, most …
Read More »Pharmacies rationing Vitamin C tablets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pharmacies around Kampala are rationing Vitamin C tablets due to the shortage of the drug on the Ugandan market. At many pharmacies that URN visited in Ntinda, Wandegeya, Kamwokya and within the Central Business District, customers cannot buy more than one box of Vitamin C …
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